[ad_1] What is the distance between the scent of a rose and the odour of camphor? Are floral smells perpendicular to smoky ones? Is the geometry of ‘odour space’ Euclidean, following the rules about lines, shapes and angles that decorate countless high-school chalkboards? To many, these will seem like either unserious questions or, less charitably, … Read more

[ad_1] Over my 40 years as a physician-scientist, I’ve had the privilege of advising many patients facing serious medical diagnoses. I’ve seen them go through the excruciating experience of waiting for the results of a critical blood test, biopsy or scan that could dramatically affect their future hopes and dreams. But this time, I was … Read more

[ad_1] Heavy drinker or a bit of a lightweight (like me)? Blame your genes. A study published last week reveals how big an impact our genes have on our ability to tolerate alcohol, and why some people can drink so much more than others without, at least in the short term, feeling the effects. Like … Read more

[ad_1] Clostridium butyricum, Eubacterium rectale and Roseburia are other bugs that make butyrate. Studies have shown that following a Mediterranean diet can increase the number present in the gut, while Roseburia responds especially well to walnuts and almonds. Additionally, Clostridium butyricum has been shown to reduce colitis (inflammation of the bowel) and has been linked … Read more

[ad_1] This rebroadcast originally aired on June 1, 2023. One virus causes more birth defects in American babies than any other nongenetic disease. But most don’t know it exists. Megan Nix first learned about congenital CMV when her daughter was diagnosed in 2015. One in every thousand babies born in the United States will have … Read more